Heavy transport solutions
Air Caster Transport
The solution that provides relief on all fronts.
Heavy transport solutions
Air and water casters are ideal for moving extremely heavy weights. Transformers, ships and parts of ships such as azipods, cable baskets and other weights up to millions of pounds have been moved and positioned with air or water casters for years.
By creating a wafer-thin film (water or air) between your transformer, cable basket or ship and the floor, the whole thing floats. This allows it to be moved almost frictionless in all horizontal directions and allows for highly accurate positioning.
With other techniques it becomes difficult and often very expensive to move extreme weights. Air and water casters offer an economical solution and there is no limit to the weight that can be moved. Where wheels exert a high line pressure on the surface, air or water casters divide it over a larger area (the surface of the casters), to make sure that point or line loads no longer occur.
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When moving these large objects, a frame, pallet or transporter is almost always used to connect the air casters. This frame is adapted to the shape and weight distribution of the object to be moved. The air or water casters make that item float, so it can be moved and positioned. In order to get the weight in motion and keep it under control, a drive unit must always be used. This can be built in, but it is also possible to use a forklift truck or another external drive.
self build with air casters
If you build machines yourself or prefer to do it in-house, our engineers are ready to support you with the pneumatic implementation and our application specialists can help you get the installation operational. If you want a turn-key solution, we work with carefully selected partners, who specialize in making such transport solutions. Depending on your question, we can put you in contact with the right party.
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